title: Metaplastic ossification in a juvenile rectal polyp: a rare histological finding.
abstract: An osseous metaplasia is a phenomenon which has been described in a wide variety of tissue types with respect to both neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions. However, an osseous metaplasia is exceedingly rare in colonic polyps. We are herein representing a case of osseous metaplasia in a juvenile rectal polyp in a six year old boy, with review of the literature on the suggested mechanisms of its aetiology.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Jasveen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Samridhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bindroo
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Nanak Chand
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Mahajan
keywords: Juvenile polyp; Osseous metaplasia; Rectal polyp; Rectum